Life & Style

A dedicated group of Maleny locals showed up once again today to show their opposition to the service station and fast food outlet being proposed directly opposite the Maleny State School.
Councillor Jenny McKay was presented with over 600 letters to be sent to Roads and Transport Minister Mark ... more

The region’s most vulnerable patients are in safe hands with the commencement of services in the paediatric critical care unit at Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH).
A first for the region, the unit provides care for critically ill children aged up to 16 years.
Paediatric critical care ... more

The Sunshine Coast Council Solar Farm has been honoured in the National Awards for Local Government which showcase innovative and resourceful solutions that local governments have implemented to make a difference within their communities.
The Solar Farm won the Boosting Productivity through ... more

The Caloundra launch of the Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal was held this morning at the The Events Centre, Caloundra. It was one of a series of events to be held across the Coast to kick off the appeal in advance of the annual door knock which will be conducted on Saturday and Sunday May 27th ... more

Can you take a common problem from idea to business in 54 hours?
That's the aim of the Startup Weekend Sunshine Coast.
Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event geared around action, innovation, and education to turn ideas into businesses for those with technical and non-technical ... more

Representatives from Google Australia will visit the Sunshine Coast on Thursday 12 April to hold a free training seminar for local business leaders. The ‘Digital Garage’ event came about as a result of a collaboration between Federal MP Andrew Wallace, the Caloundra Chamber of Commerce and Google ... more

Beerwah and Glass House Mountains will receive new Telstra mobile telephone towers following the announcement of the outcomes of a tendering process to provide Federally-funded base stations on the Sunshine Coast.
Federal Member for Fisher Andrew Wallace announced the local outcomes and welcomed ... more

One of Sunshine Coast Council’s most significant streetscape projects, the transformation of Caloundra’s Bulcock Street, will continue this year with another $3 million of improvements set to further revitalise the Caloundra CBD.
The upgrade, which starts this month, includes new trees and ... more

Sea Life Sunshine Coast has welcomed three Grey Nurse Sharks back to the Sunshine State, becoming the only tourist attraction in Queensland to house the endangered species.
The trio – Pallas, Huey and Patches – were recently transported more than 1,000 kilometres from Manly Sea Life Sanctuary to ... more

Sunshine Coast Council would like to advise residents in the areas of Kenilworth, Conondale and Cambroon that council officers will be performing routine night-time feral animal surveying in these areas between Monday, April 16 andWednesday, April 18, 2018.
Surveying is used to determine the ... more